CAD PNR Design Engineer

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Summary

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You will ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you will be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices. As a member of the CAD team, you will create and support innovative physical design methodology and CAD flow. You will collaborate with physical design teams, CAD teams, and EDA vendors.


Key Qualifications

Experience in P&R and flow development

Understand various aspects of partition level PNR including floorplanning, power planning, placement, timing/power optimization, CTS, routing, UPF

Understanding and exposure to extraction and timing analysis flows

Understand hierarchical P&R issues is a key (top-level floor planning, pin-assignment, clock-distribution, UPF, power-distribution, multi-voltage design, pad ring construction, placement, optimization, and routing)

Strong scripting knowledge preferred

Proven track record of managing, and regressing P&R flows

You should be familiar with chip-finishing issues (metal-fill, spare-cells, DFM rules, boundary-cells, etc.) for the latest generations of process technologies

We are looking for a self-motivated, dedicated problem solver. Strong interpersonal/communication skills are a requirement

Innovus or ICC knowledge is a plus

English fluency is required


Description

Provide innovative solutions to support and improve the quality of physical design.

Work with chip design teams to implement and customize design flows that are optimal for a given chip.

Provide documentation, training, and new-user-support. Responsible for diagnosis, resolution, and regression of reported problems.


Education & Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent


Additional Requirements

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.


Role Number: 200389867